Xbox, Yucatán

X'box
X'box
	Etymology: Yucatan Maya for black
	X'box Location of Xbox X'box X'box (Mexico)
	Coordinates: 20.2039°N 89.0052°W
Country	Mexico
State	Yucatán
Municipality	Chacsinkín
Population (2000)
• Total	229

X'box (/ʃboʊʃ/), alternatively called X-box or more simply Xbox, is a town in the Mexican state of Yucatán. It is part of the municipality of Chacsinkín and has a population of 229 as of 2000, with 123 men and 106 women living in 36 homes.[1] The whole population of the village works either in Chacsinkín or in the local farms, which produce avocado, pumpkin, chaya, and chicken and pig products.[2]

Its name originates from a local legend where a woman clad in black appeared by the well in the town. According to residents, in Yucatan Maya, 'X-box' translates to black. The name has attracted attention due to sharing a name with the Xbox console series. Regarding this, the newspaper Vanguardia observed that there are no Xbox consoles in X'box.[2]

References

"PRINCIPALES RESULTADOS POR LOCALIDAD" (PDF). inegi. National Institute of Statistics and Geography. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
"En México hay un pueblo que se llama X'Box... y no, no tienen una sola consola de Xbox". Vanguardia MX (in Spanish). Vanguardia. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

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[inegi-1] "PRINCIPALES RESULTADOS POR LOCALIDAD" (PDF). inegi. National Institute of Statistics and Geography. Retrieved 22 May 2023.

[Vanguardia-2] "En México hay un pueblo que se llama X'Box... y no, no tienen una sola consola de Xbox". Vanguardia MX (in Spanish). Vanguardia. Retrieved 23 May 2023.